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Civil procedure [2026] SCAIR 37

Leonard Samuel Parker Simpson and Suzanne Louise Simpson against Scottish Water (Sheriff Court Civil)

Leonard Samuel Parker Simpson and Suzanne Louise Simpson against Scottish Water (Sheriff Court Civil) [2026] SCAIR 37 (25 March 2026)

The sheriff held that a nuisance action over sewage escaping onto the pursuers’ property was competent, refused the defender’s competency plea, and sent the case to proof before answer.

  • Nuisance
  • Statutory duties of water authorities
  • Competency of action
  • Relevancy and specification of pleadings
  • Remedies for nuisance
  • Water-authorities
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Administrative law [2026] CSOH 24

Petition of Galloway Without Pylons for Judicial Review (Court of Session)

Petition of Galloway Without Pylons for Judicial Review (Court of Session) [2026] CSOH 24 (10 March 2026)

The Court of Session held that Scottish Ministers gave adequate reasons for granting consent for an overhead power line project, despite departing from reporters’ recommendation.

  • Adequacy of reasons
  • Planning permissions
  • Electricity infrastructure
  • Environmental impact assessment
  • Judicial-review
  • Planning-law
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Environmental law [2026] CSOH 17

Petition of Restore Nature LTD for Judicial Review of a screening decision dated 23 December 2024 by Scottish Forestry (Court of Session)

Petition of Restore Nature LTD for Judicial Review of a screening decision dated 23 December 2024 by Scottish Forestry (Court of Session) [2026] CSOH 17 (03 March 2026)

The Court of Session reduced a forestry screening decision after finding flawed landscape reasoning and failure to properly address risks to the northern brown argus butterfly.

  • Environmental impact assessment
  • Forestry regulation
  • Judicial review
  • Landscape evaluation
  • Biodiversity protection
  • Judicial-review
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Information law [2026] ScotIC 031_2026

Scottish Ministers (Legal advice: Deposit Return Scheme)

Scottish Ministers (Legal advice: Deposit Return Scheme) [2026] ScotIC 031_2026 (27 February 2026)

The Scottish Information Commissioner partially upheld an appeal over legal advice on the Deposit Return Scheme, ordering disclosure of some material while allowing privilege to protect the rest.

  • Freedom of information
  • Legal professional privilege
  • Environmental regulation
  • Deposit return scheme
  • Freedom-of-information
  • Legal-professional-privilege
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Environmental law [2026] CSIH 10

Raeshaw Farms LTD against Scottish Ministers and another (Court of Session)

Raeshaw Farms LTD against Scottish Ministers and another (Court of Session) [2026] CSIH 10 (17 February 2026)

The court held that the reporter materially erred in treating a wind farm and its grid connection separately for EIA purposes and quashed the decision.

  • Environmental impact assessment
  • Project splitting
  • Wind farm development
  • Planning permission
  • Grid connection
  • Salami slicing
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Administrative law [2025] ScotIC 304_2025

Aberdeen City Council (St Fittick's Park Judicial Review - Affidavit)

Aberdeen City Council (St Fittick's Park Judicial Review - Affidavit) [2025] ScotIC 304_2025 (15 December 2025)

The Scottish Information Commissioner ordered Aberdeen City Council to disclose information relating to St Fittick's Park under freedom of information law.

  • Freedom of information
  • Public authority disclosure
  • Freedom-of-information
  • Public-authority-disclosure
  • Administrative-law
  • Environmental-law
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Information law [2025] ScotIC 255_2025

Scottish Natural Heritage (Ministerial Submission concerning deer management)

Scottish Natural Heritage (Ministerial Submission concerning deer management) [2025] ScotIC 255_2025 (27 October 2025)

A Scottish Information Commissioner decision partially upheld a request for a ministerial submission on deer management, ordering disclosure of some information while allowing other parts to be withheld.

  • Freedom of information
  • Environmental information
  • Ministerial submissions
  • Deer management
  • Freedom-of-information
  • Environmental-information
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Administrative law [2025] ScotIC 250_2025

Glasgow City Council (Information about application of environmental levy)

Glasgow City Council (Information about application of environmental levy) [2025] ScotIC 250_2025 (09 October 2025)

The Scottish Information Commissioner ordered Glasgow City Council to disclose information about the application of an environmental levy, finding no valid exemption was established.

  • Freedom of information
  • Environmental levy
  • Public authority disclosure
  • Freedom-of-information
  • Environmental-information
  • Public-authority-disclosure
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Environmental law [2025] ScotIC 201_2025

Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Scottish Water's sewer overflows)

Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Scottish Water's sewer overflows) [2025] ScotIC 201_2025 (29 August 2025)

The Scottish Information Commissioner ordered SEPA to disclose data on Scottish Water’s sewer overflows, holding it was environmental information and no valid exemption applied.

  • Freedom of information
  • Environmental information
  • Public authority disclosure
  • Environmental-information
  • Freedom-of-information
  • Public-authority-disclosure
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Environmental law [2025] ScotIC 195_2025

Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Documentation for a hydroelectric scheme)

Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Documentation for a hydroelectric scheme) [2025] ScotIC 195_2025 (14 August 2025)

The Scottish Information Commissioner partially upheld an appeal about disclosure of hydroelectric scheme documentation, ordering SEPA to release some information while allowing other material to be withheld.

  • Freedom of information
  • Environmental information disclosure
  • Hydroelectric scheme documentation
  • Freedom-of-information
  • Environmental-information
  • Hydroelectric-scheme
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